WEBVTT HURTS THE WAY THEY DO THEIR JOB.GOVERNOR JER BROWN SIGNED ABILL INTO LAW THAT LIMITS WHENLOCAL OR STATE OFFERICERSCAN CONTACT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION.THE NEW LAW CREATES CONSISTENCYSTATEWIDE.>> PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO WORRYABOUT CALLING LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT IF THEY AREUNDOCUMENTED.THIS IS A REALLY GOODPROTECTION.REPORTER: THE BILL WASINTRODUCED IN THE DAYS FOLLOWINGTRUMPS AN OPERATION.IT WAS SIGNED OFF BY THEGOVERNOR A WEEK AFTER FEDERALIMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS OFFICERSANNOUNCED 50 ARRESTS INSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.BROWN RELEASED A STATEMENTSAYING --REPORTER: THE YOLO COUNTYSHERIFF SAID HE APPRECIATED THEGOVERNOR WORKING WITH LAWENFORCEMENT TO ALLOW SOMECOMMUNICATION WITH IMMIGRATIONAGENTS INVOLVING SERIOUS CRIMES.>> I BELIEVE LAW A ORDER ANDTHE PROTECTION OF OUR COMMUNITYIS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WITH US.REPORTER: BUT PRIETO SAIDSHERIFF'S WANTED TO BE ALLOWEDFLEXIBILITY TO DETERMINE WHEN

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the so-called sanctuary state bill into law Thursday, extending protections for immigrants living in the United States illegally -- a move that gives the nation's most populous state another tool to fight President Donald Trump.